6th Fighter Group

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hq_6th_Air_Force
gptkbp:active_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang
gptkb:Bell_P-39_Airacobra
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkb:Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkb:15th_Air_Force
gptkbp:awards gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkb:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:Air_Combat_Command
gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkbp:base gptkb:Sardinia
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_M._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:established gptkb:1942
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Sardinia,_Italy
gptkbp:historical_significance Engaged in air-to-air combat.
Contributed to the defeat of Axis powers.
Recognized for its effectiveness in combat.
Provided air support for ground troops.
Participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany.
Conducted escort missions for bombers.
Participated in the liberation of Italy.
Played a role in the Allied victory in Europe.
First American fighter group to operate in the Mediterranean Theater.
Helped establish air superiority in the Mediterranean.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 6th Fighter Group
gptkbp:motto We Fight for Freedom
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Red_Raiders
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:role fighter aircraft operations
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:23rd_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:22nd_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:20th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:successor gptkb:31st_Fighter_Group